Polyglot Dictionary

decifrar

/desiˈfɾaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
decifro
preterite (eu)
decifrei
past participle
decifrado

Meaning

  1. to decipher

    • Decifrou o código.

      He deciphered the code.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

entziffern

entziffern is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to decipher."

Spanish

descifrar

descifrar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to decipher."

Practice

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